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Æ20 - Marcus Aurelius ΑΤΤΑΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | City of Attaea, Mysia |
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| Year | 161-165 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Lucius Verus facing right, rendered in the provincial Greek style typical of Mysian civic coinage. The portrait displays the characteristic features of the co-emperor, with short hair and a short beard. The surrounding Greek legend is partially legible around the field, reading ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΟΥΗΡΟC, attributing the portrait erroneously to Marcus Aurelius in the inscription while depicting Verus. The coin shows heavy patination with green and brown encrustation consistent with long burial. |
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| Reverse description | A nude male youth, identified as a founding hero, stands facing right with his left foot raised and resting upon a cippus or low boundary stone. He leans forward with both hands placed upon his left thigh, in a dynamic contrapposto-influenced pose characteristic of Hellenistic-influenced provincial bronze coinage. The ethnic legend ΑΤΤΑΙΤΩΝ appears in the field, identifying the issuing city of Attaea. The reverse type likely alludes to the mythological or heroic origins of the city. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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